mySociety in the UK

We build and run websites in the UK

mySociety began as a UK organisation. We built our first websites to work within the UK’s society and political system, although from the start they were Open Source and we encouraged use elsewhere.

mySociety increasingly has an international focus, but our websites in the UK are still a fundamental part of what we do. Typically, they are the first iterations of the code we share with partners across the world – and they’re where we gained the experience we need to make that code as good as it can be.

mySociety websites all have one thing in common: they help people in their civic and democratic lives. They might help you see what your politicians are doing, for example, or make it very simple to report a problem in your local neighbourhood.

Through our UK websites, we aim to promote transparency, open data, and the efficiencies that digital technologies can bring to public bodies. They allow you to weave civic and democratic participation into your everyday life, so that getting involved becomes simple and unremarkable, for everyone.

Current projects

WhatDoTheyKnow
In the UK, everyone has the right to request information from bodies such as governments, schools and public services, under the Freedom of Information Act. WhatDoTheyKnow makes the process simpler, and more transparent.

WriteToThem
Your local councillors, MP, and other representatives are there to help you – but it’s hard to contact them if you don’t know who they are. WriteToThem solves this problem by asking one thing: your postcode.

TheyWorkForYou
A lot happens in Parliament, but it sometimes seems like you have to be an expert to follow it all, let alone locate the parts that interest you. TheyWorkForYou to the rescue: we publish parliamentary activity, and make it easy to search, share, or link to.

FixMyStreet
Spotted a broken lamp post or a pothole in your local area, and don’t know who to report it to? FixMyStreet can help. Just stick a pin in the map, add a few details, and we’ll send it off to the people in charge of getting it fixed.

mySociety

We are a not-for-profit social enterprise. We are based in the UK, where we run a number of projects designed to give people the power to get things changed; we also work internationally to support partners who deploy our technology in countries around the world. This work is partially supported by providing software and development services to organisations that can benefit from our experience in civic technologies.